Policy & Politics

Governor Asa Hutchinson will soon appoint Karen Whatley to Arkansas’ 6th Judicial District, 7th Division Circuit Court, the Governor’s Office announced Wednesday. Whatley currently serves as Hutchinson’s Chief Legal Counsel and previously served as his Director of Legislative and Agency…

Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday the approval of a $1.5 million grant for the construction of a second “Be Pro Mobile Workshop” unit. The funding and construction of the second unit will allow the workforce development program to better serve…

Mitchell Williams Law has elected four new attorneys to membership, the corporate law firm announced this week. Firm memberships of Brytne Kitchin, Casey Dorman Lawson, Allison Raley and Lindsey Vechik were effective as of Jan. 1. “I am pleased to…

State Representative Monte Hodges (D-Blytheville) announced his campaign for the First Congressional District on Wednesday with stops in Blytheville, West Memphis and Jonesboro. According to Hodges’ team, his campaign is focused on voting rights, investing in the Delta and its…

Central Arkansas’ Smith Family Funeral Homes recently acquired two Davis-Smith Funeral Homes, one in Hot Springs and Glenwood. On December 29, 2021, co-owners Jeff and Leslie Smith acquired Davis-Smith Funeral Home & Crematory from Everett, Tony and LaDonna Smith, merging…

HYDCO recently announced leadership changes for the new year, with the promotion of Jeremy Hyde to President, and Jarred Dulski to Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the company. HYDCO is a general contractor serving Arkansas and surrounding states…

Magic Springs Theme & Water Park General Manager, Jack Bateman, is set to retire in March, park officials announced in a press release on Tuesday. Jessyka Hanna, assistant general manager and director of operations, has been promoted to the general…

Since 2017, UA Little Rock and Easterseals Arkansas have partnered to provide the Academics, Community, Career Development, and Employment (ACCE) Program to help prepare students with disabilities for the workforce. Mason Gillespie, a May 2021 graduate of the ACCE program,…

“People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.” -Thomas Sowell Meetings are an essential component of quality communications in any business. The impact of face-to-face communications can be drastically reduced if the tool isn’t used judiciously. No…

“Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing … layout, processes, and procedures.” -Tom Peters Does the phrase “process quality” make your head spin? Do acronyms like ISO, TQM, PDCA, BPR, and OQM and the associated flowcharts and…